Originally Posted by
ajamesc
We sleeve a fair bit at work. It’s an easy block repair when the bore it damaged. Company comes out bored in situ then pushes in the repair sleeve Then bored to suit the new piston. Quick easy and makes the block re usable.
Yes, I have used liners for year in service repairs. For the heavies, insitu bore and re-sleeve has been going on since trucks were invented.
There are some limitations like where side load thrust can affect the liner position if its a parallel liner but, there are always ways and means.
For older stuff where block core consistency is shall we say 'unknown' then I always use liners. Just total confidence that what I have in that bore is a know quality to me.